Proliferação de células-tronco de polpa dental com o uso de laser de baixa potência: estudo in vitro

Abstract

Purpose: In this in vitro study, the proliferation of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) was evaluated after the application of low intensity laser. Methods: Analysis of the proliferation of DPSCs cultured with DMEM and 10% FBS was performed by the MTT reduction assay. These cells were irradiated every 12 hours for 72 hours or every 24 hours for 72 hours, with a RedInGaAlP laser (660nm, 30mW and 0.5 or 1J/cm2) for 16 or 33 seconds. The best parameter recorded by MTT was used to analyze the osteogenic differentiation and viability using the Trypan Blue test. For the statistical analysis the ANOVA test was used with significance level of 5% (p <0.05). Results: Through the MTT, it was possible to observe that the lowest dose of the laser (0.5J/cm2) in applications at 0 and 48 hours obtained the best proliferation rates then all the other groups. In addition, the low level laser did not appear to influence on the osteogenic differentiation nor the viability of the cells by the Trypan Blue test in the best parameter found by MTT (0.5J /cm2). Conclusions: When analyzing the results and considering the parameters used, we can observe that the low intensity laser is a tool that favors the proliferation of dental pulp stem cells. Finally, further studies should be carried out in order to better define parameters for stem cell applications.